Welcombe Hills and Clopton Park Nature Reserve

Just on the outskirts of Stratford-upon-Avon:
an outstanding area of (hilly) countryside for walks,
great views; and noted for the obelisk, erected in 1876
to the memory of Mark Philips of Welcombe,
which is visible for miles around.



Arthur Mee, in The King's England (1949), describes it thus:
"In [the chancel of Snitterfield church] lie five members of the Philips family.
It is to Robert Philips and his two sons that the great obelisk near by was set up;
we see it for miles round, for it rises 120 feet. Greatly these brothers loved each other.
Mark was born in the first year of the last century and Robert two days after Waterloo.
Both sat in Parliament. When his brother died in 1873 Robert set up the great
obelisk as a tribute to his brother and their father, of whom we are told
that he was a good, wise, and brave man...."

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Never letting go...	Back garden ornament...	Location, location, location
The first view...	Still to be neat, still to be drest	Inspiring and encouraging...
The older brother...	The younger brother...	Their father
At all adventures go. 4 March 2013 (517)	In the shadow of the obelisk	St Peter's Church
Ewe talkin' to me?	Once a windmill?	It's that guy they warned us about
Craftsmanship	Monumental	The long view
Winter tree	At the summit	Freshly trimmed
One of a pair...	:: Pretty Baa-Lambs: 2013-2014 ::	Simply red
Freedom	Strong verticals	How many chimneys?
The road less travelled	Plantation	T-shirt weather
The fluffiness	My new favourite place	Glove tree
Skyscraping	Bedabbled with the dew 20 August 2013 (621)	Time for harvest
Ghost tree...	Ornamental	Fruitful
Almost autumn	Shadowpoint	Beacon
Landmarks	The good seed on the land	Shadow-painting
My new favourite seat	The view from the obelisk...	Pathways
Low light	Their wonted liveries 4 December 2013 (652)	The beginning of spring
Stratford: old and new	A favourite	Budding
'Tis but a chiding. 11 March 2014 (679)	The cause of the next picture	The result of the last picture

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